Institute of Internationl Finance

SIMON JOHNSON The Bank Lobbyists Are Wrong: Why Higher Capital Standards Are Needed

New York Times | Simon Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Basel Committee, Capital Standards, Bank Lobbyists, Bank Lobby, Samuel Hanson, Institute of Internationl Finance, Treasury, Anil Kashyap, Simon Johnson, Jeremy Stein, Iif, Business News

At one level, the pursuit of higher and more robust capital requirements for banks is not going well. The United States Treasury insisted, throughout ...

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New Bank Rules Won't Affect World's Biggest Economies Anytime Soon

nytimes.com | SEWELL CHAN and JACKIE CALMES | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mario Draghi, Seoul, South Korea, Financial Stability Board, Institute of Internationl Finance, G-20 Leaders, Basel III, Banks, Timothy Geithner, Basel Negotiations, Canada, Barack Obama, G-20, Business News

Giant banks, while bracing for a wave of tougher regulation in Washington, will not have to face a new set of global rules on capital and liquidity an...

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Bankers, Regulators and Governments: the Difficult Consensus

Georges Ugeux | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: U.S. Economy, Eurozone, Liquidity, Basel III, Regulation, Risk Management, Greek Prime Minister, Greek Debt Crisis, Arnout Wellink, Japan, European Central Bank, Josef Ackermann, Euro, Deutsche Bank, Bank for International Settlements, Dutch Central Bank President, FInancial Markets, Jean-Claude Trichet, Govenment Bonds, Institute of Internationl Finance, Financial Stability Board, George Papandreou, Mark Twain, Vienna, Business News
Georges Ugeux

The recent crisis was a failure of risk management -- a diagnosis widely shared among the members of the IIF. But we are also starting the next crisis: the public finance crisis in Europe, the United States and Japan.

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Financial Reform Could Hurt Growth, Cost MIllions Of Jobs, Banks Warn

AP | VERONIKA OLEKSYN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Financial Fix, Transaction Tax, Bank Tax, Financial Reform, European Banking Federation, Institute of Internationl Finance, Banks, Basel III, Eu, Business News

VIENNA — Regulatory reforms for banks are generally moving in the right direction but could negatively impact growth and job creation, members o...

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